In less than two weeks’ time I will be relaxing in Bali on a short holiday – my first visit to both Bali and greater Indonesia. At only five days in length, it will be my shortest time away from Australia. My previous trips abroad in order of duration are 18 days, 5 weeks, 10 months, 18 months, 20 months and 30 months.

A beauty of Perth is its short distance to Asia: Bali, at less than 4 hours’ flight away, is closer than Sydney. This closeness facilitates bargain airfares like $215 return, taxes and luggage allowance inclusive 🙂

Upon landing in Bali, my visited countries map will look like this: